Indian Kathak dance troupe enthrals ASEAN Secretariat
Jakarta: A Kathak dance troupe, specially flown in from India, gave a grand performance at the ASEAN Secretariat here that was widely appreciated by…
These Indian, African young entrepreneurs dared to be different
New Delhi:These Indian and African entrepreneurs are young and dared to be different – to change the lives of those around them. One of…
Swetha’s daughter hogs limelight at State Film awards
Thiruvananthapuram: Actress Swetha Menon’s 40-day-old daughter Sabaina was the cynosure of all eyes at the State Film Awards held here. Swetha, who recieved best…
Kashmir’s royal legacy, saffron gardens
Pampore Highlands (Jammu and Kashmir): A 16th-century royal was smitten by the beauty and voice of a singer-poetess in these south Kashmir highlands during…
The little-known ‘pehelwan’ son of Mulayam Singh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has reason to be a proud father. His elder son Akhilesh Yadav at age 39 is…
169 million voters in America’s $6 billion election
US Election 2012: The facts Washington: One of the world’s largest electoral exercises in the world after India, the world’s largest democracy, gets underway…
Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari takes over
New Delhi: Chandresh Kumari Katoch took over as the new minister of culture Monday following the recent cabinet reshuffle. Sixty-eight-year-old Katoch, a scion of…
Kolkata orthopaedic surgeons turn photographers
Kolkata: For Kolkata’s orthopaedic surgeons, trading in their scalpels and knives for cameras and pointing, clicking and shooting a myriad variety of subjects is…
Five Indian-Americans in the race for US Congress
Washington: While the eyes of the world are on the closely-fought US presidential elections, some three million Indian Americans are watching with interest the…
Indian scientists devise unique radiation-decontamination wipes
New Delhi: They look like the facial wipes available in the market, but what makes them different is that they are meant to clean…